Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Rwanda: Population, total, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
72.02 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
565.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
16th
Rwanda rank
18th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Rwanda
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 565.65 units per square kilometre against 72.02 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 493.63 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 7.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 47 groups.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 17.26 units per square kilometre 139.92 units per square kilometre 122.66 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 22.48 units per square kilometre 184.79 units per square kilometre 162.31 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 30.38 units per square kilometre 252.76 units per square kilometre 222.38 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 40.23 units per square kilometre 298.85 units per square kilometre 258.62 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 50.61 units per square kilometre 365.11 units per square kilometre 314.5 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 62.16 units per square kilometre 466.98 units per square kilometre 404.82 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 70.2 units per square kilometre 547.49 units per square kilometre 477.29 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 565.65 units per square kilometre against 72.02 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Rwanda?
493.63 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Rwanda rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.